Akito_Kinomoto said: I get the feeling Kyuu hasn't heard of outsourcing.
In terms of politics - I am vehemently opposed to outsourcing. American business seek to gut the United States of the American worker, while outsourcing jobs like manufacturing to information technology to cheap labor in places like Pakistan, India, and China.
So, don't even go there, buddy.
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In any case, when it comes to the anime (and manga) style, a person does not have to be born in Japan to learn the style. Many anime style fan artists are already all over the world drawing in the anime (manga) style. Sure, their work is not refined to produce any kind of commercial work. However, the pathway and learning curve is available to anyone, who wishes to partake in it.
If RWBY came out of nowhere - and people didn't know who the author was -- I'm willing to assume a number of people would presume it to be anime. But of course, something like that is mere speculation, because the opportunity to catch people off guard on this notion had passed.
Panty & Stocking, Crayon Shin-Chan, Fist of the North Star, Psycho Pass, Flowers of Evil, Abe's trilogy, Yoshiura's trilogy, Ghibli movies, Satoshi Kon's works, Kaasan: Mom's Life, Nodame Cantabile, Steins;Gate
Out of that list, I probably have only watched 3 of them: Fist of the North Star, Steins, and some of the Ghibli movies (not all). Obvious anime based on the style definition.
Crayon Shin-Chan is the prime example of what a cartoon looks like.
For the rest, I'll base off a simple Google image search:
Panty & Stocking -- both anime and non-anime versions exist.
Psycho Pass -- obviously anime
Flowers of Evil -- yea, it's anime (but I had to look a bit closer)
Abe's trilogy -- Doesn't exist. Jerk.
Yoshiura's trilogy -- Neither does this one. >:(
Ghibli movies -- obviously anime
Satoshi Kon's work -- like Paprika? Yes.
Kaasan: Mom's Life -- Cartoon
Nodame Cantabile -- Anime
I'll even add one more - that I even liked:
Kodomo no Omocha -- Cartoon
Yea, the real disturbing part on your end -- some Japanese work may end up getting relegated as "cartoon". I have to wonder: how do you actually feel about that?
As a note, that point is already covered here:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=45
And before you slap that "anime definition" thing in my face again -- keep in mind, that entry actually summarizes both sides of the argument.
Anyways, your side of the argument will be in trouble IF (and a big fat IF) this whole anime stylization actually grows within among domestic studios. So far, it's only Avatar and RWBY in the discussion, with The Boondocks at a slightly distant third. |